Journal-box lid.



Nov. 8, 1927.

J. w. BETTENDORF.

JOURNAL Box .LID

, 2 Sheets-Sheet l F iled Aug. 23, 1926 'FIG.. 1

' lNVENTOk d- IM BelLendorf ATTORNEY Nov. 8, 1927. 1,648,253

, J. w. BETTENDORF JOURNAL Box LID F i-led Aug. 25, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR d- M Bali/1e ndorf ATTORNEY The'standard hinge lug 14 is shown provided with a narrow slotted portion 18 con- 1 necting with'the eye to receive the pintle 4 of the lid. The slot 18, of course, is narrower than the diameter of the pintle to prevent displacement of the pintle in service,

' and may be arranged substantially vertically of the journal box orat any desired angle,

so that it does not interfere with the application of the journal box lid to the journal box or its removal therefrom when the joure nal box'is attached to the side frame.

In order to apply the lid to the journal boxyit is only necessary to raise the spring 11 sufliciently'so that it will clear the projecting portions 17 of the endsof the hinge. lug.

The lid is then tilted until the connecting strap 3 between the pintle 4 and body of the lid is in alignment with the slot 18 and the the pintle 4 isin alignment with the eye 15 of the hinge lug.- The lid is then moved along the axis-of the-pintle until it is in position, when the-spring 11 is released and the lid may be swung to open or closed position, as desired. It is obvious that thelid may be readilyremoved in the same manner, by

simply raising the spring from the surface.

of the lid and sliding it longitudinally of the axis of the pintle out of engagement with the hinge lug. 7

The lid shown in Fig. 1 may bereadily formed from a single plate .of metal by first stamping a blank such as shown'in Fig. 3. The side flanges 1 ofthe lid are then folded at right angles to the body of the lid and the connecting straps 3 are folded to be offset from the body of the lid. The portion 2 of the blank is then folded or rolled to form a cylindrical pintle, and the wings 5 are pressed back against the connecting straps and into engagement with the face of the lid.

It will thusbe seen that I have provided a journal box lid which is rigid in constructionand which may be readily applied to or removed from a journal box without any danger of losing loose hinge plntles,

cotter pins andthe like, and that the lid may be readily'formed from a single plate of metal with the hinge pin integral with the lid.

I It .will furthermore be noted that I have provided an advantageous unitary cover structure for a journal box in which a lid metal which is rolled to form the integral pintle simply abuts the lower part of the pintle. to substantially complete the rolled- 1 of the lid may be similarly reenforced with depressions 7,8, 9 and is provided with a similar finger piece 10". The ribs 21, however, are not made deeper than a double thickness of the metal, so that the lid may be readily applied to a hinge. lug of the same type and having a slot'of the same size as that necessary for the construction shown in Fig. 2 i

In this form of construction it-will be if seen that less metal is used to form the journal box' lid 'as the blank required. is shorter in I that the wings or extensions used in the other constructions are omitted.

.It will thus be seen that with either construction shown in this application have provided a journal box lid' with an integral pintle adapted to cooperate with journal box hinge lugs of usual construction, it be ing only necessary toform a suitable, outwardly opening, narrow slot in the. lugsto connect with the eye portion. The lids may then be readily applied to or removed from' the journal boxes when they are attached to railway car side frames, "and thus disassembly of the railway car trucks .is. unnecessary to apply or remove the journal box lids. r

It will also be seen that even if the standard hinge lugs are modified by incorporatinga slot 18, thiswill not in any way prevent the use of the journal box lids now in common use as these lids with their removable pintles can be applied to or removed from the journal box in the ordinary manner and there will be no danger of the hinge pintle coming out of the narrow slotted portion 18 of the hinge lug.

While the journal box lids shown in the drawings are formedof pressed steel it isobvious that the lid, pintleand'connecting straps can be castasone integral 'unit if desired and that this is. within the scope of my invention. If the lid be made of pressed steel it is obvious that thefdesign can be widely varied and the lid shaped upin various methods. i l

Furthermore, it

and described, and the particular proce" is to beunderstood that -.the particular forms of. apparatus shown an aperture to receive a portion of the hinge lug of the journal box, said hinge lug having flattened portions and an outwardly opening slot to permit mounting of the lid in operative position on 'the journal box when the journal box is attached to the side frame of a car, and a spring secured to the face of the lid to bear against said flattened portions to hold the lid in open or closed position, the upper marginal portion of said lid terminating adjacent the base of the hinge lug.

2. The combination with a journal box of a journal box lid having a body portion and an integral pintle connected therewith by integral connecting straps at the sides of the uppermargin of the lid, said straps and pintle being. offset from the body portion of the lid and defining with the body portion an aperture to receive a portion of the hinge lug of the journal box, said hinge lug having an outwardly opening slot disposed at an angle to the lug so that the lid may be applied to or removed from the journal box when the journal box is attached to the side frame of a car, and a spring secured to the having an outwardly opening slot disposed at such an angle that the lid may be readily applied to or removed from the journal box when the latter is attached to the side frame of a car, and spring means cooperating with the lid and journal box to hold the lid in open and closed position, the upper marginal portion of said lid terminating adjacent the base of the hinge lug.

4. A journal box lid having a body portion and a hollow cylindrical pintle integrally connected therewith by connecting straps at the sides of the upper marginal portion of the lid, said straps and pintle defining with the body portion of the lid an aperture adapted to receive a portion of the lii-ngelug of a standard journal box, the'upper marginal portion of the body of the lid terminating substantially at the base of the hinge lug,.and a spring secured to the outer face'of thelid for engagement with said hinge lug.

5. A journal box lid having a body portion and a cylindrical pintle integrallyconnected therewith by connecting straps at the sides of the upper marginal portion of the lid, said straps extending beyond the upper marginai' portion of the-lid and together with the upper marginal portion of the lid definmg an aperture to receive aportion of the vhinge lug ofa standard journal box, said in tegral straps and pintle being offset from the body portion of the 11d, and a spring secured to the outer portion of'the lid for engagement with said hinge lug. i

6; A pressed'metal journal box lid having a body portion adapted to engage the sides of a journal box forming the journal box opening, a pintle connected with said lid by integral connectingv straps disposed at the sides of the upper marginal portion of the lid, said straps being reinforced to rigidly support the pintle, said pintle being spaced from the upper marginal portion of thelid whereby a portion of the hinge lug of the journal box may be inserted between the body portion of the lid'and thepintle, and spring means secured to the outer face of the lid to bear against the hinge lug to hold the lid in'open or closed position.

7. A pressed metal journal box lid having a body portion adapted to engage the sides of a journal box forming the journal box opening, a hollow cylindrical pintle integrally connected to the upper marginal portion of the journal box lid. by reinforced integral connecting straps, said pintle being spaced from the upper marginal portion of the lid whereby a portion of the hinge lug of the journal box may be inserted between the body portion of the lid and the pintle,

and spring means secured to the outer face of the lid to bear against the hinge lug to hold the lid in open or closed position.

8. The combination with a journal box, of

a rigid unitary cover structure having ai lid body portion and pintle and straps extending from the sides ofthe upper margin of the lid to the pintle, said straps and pintle v defining with the body portion an aperture to receive a portion of the hinge lug of the journal box, said hinge lug having flattened portions and an outwardly opening slotvto permit mounting of the lid in operative position on the journal box when the journal box is attached to the side frame of a car.

a spring secured to the face of the lid to bear against said flattened portions to hold the lid in open or closed position, the upper marginal portion of said lid terminating adjacent the base of the hinge'lug, and means lid is in open'position.

' from the sides of the upper margin of the lid to the pintle, said straps and pintle being offset from the body portion of the lid and defining with the body portion an aperture to receive a portion of the hinge lug of the journal box, said hinge lug having an o utwardly opening slot disposed at an angle to the lug so that the-lid may be applied to or removed from the journal box When the journal box is attached to the side frame of a car, and a spring secured to the face of the.

. lid to vhold the lid in open or closed position,

the upper marginal portion of said lid terminating adjacent the base of the hinge lug.

10. The combination With a 'journal box,

of a rigid unitary cover structure having a lid, body portion and pintle and straps lex V tending from the sides of the upper margin of the lid to the pintle, said straps and pintle l 4 defining ith the body portion of the lid an of the journal box, said hinge. lug having depressed portions and an outwardly open ing slot to permit mounting of the lid 1n aperture to receive a portion of-the hingelug operative position on the journal box When the journal box is attached to'the sideli'rame of a car, the upper marginal portion of said lid terminating at the base of the hinge lug, and a. spring secured to the face of the lid tobear against said depressed portions to hold the lid in open or closed position, and means on the hinge lug to prevent accidental movement of the lid longitudinally of the hinge lug. i l i V 7 40 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOSEPH W. BETTENDQRE. 

